Spiti circuit

Rules for motorcycles

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Kunzum La opens to four-wheel-drive vehicles first

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Each spring the road is restored for four-wheel-drive vehicles, and general traffic is allowed later. Reports do not say when motorcycles may cross. No written order found.

Rule for motorcycles · applies to Motorcycles and other two-wheel-drive vehicles · set by District administration, Lahaul and Spiti, on the Border Roads Organisation's advice

No government order was found for this. It is reported as what happens in practice.

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Gathered from the source below. No rider and no editor has confirmed it on the road. Read the official page before you rely on it.

What changed, and when

May 2026Light four-wheel-drive vehicles permitted; heavy vehicles still barred. tribuneindia.com
24 May 2025Road restored; only four-wheel-drive vehicles let through, civil traffic not yet formally allowed. tribuneindia.com
18 June 2024District administration allowed all kinds of vehicles. tribuneindia.com
30 May 2023Road restored; four-wheel-drive vehicles first, civilian traffic awaiting inspection. tribuneindia.com

History

28 Sept 2026First entered from tribuneindia.com

Where this came from

Rules for motorcycles, on this route

10 facts

Kinnaur and Spiti: no permit for Indian citizens

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Indian citizens ride through with a photo identity card, shown at check posts. The district page asks every visitor to carry identity. No separate order was found.

No government order found · from discoverwithdheeraj.com · dated 22 August 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Protected area permit for foreign citizens, Pooh to Kaza

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Covers Pooh block villages in Kinnaur and the Sumdo, Tabo and Kaza stretch. Kinnaur's page says groups of two, thirty days, Rs 200 each. Lahaul and Spiti's page says four.

From hpkinnaur.nic.in · dated 5 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Kinnaur: carry identity; border roads are out of bounds

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Every visitor carries a valid identity card. Roads towards Shipki La and Kaurik are closed to visitors, and security installations may not be photographed.

From hpkinnaur.nic.in · dated 5 September 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Lahaul and Spiti: online vehicle registration (e-Aagman)

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The state portal says vehicles entering the district apply for an e-pass. It names no fee and does not mention two-wheelers. Enforcement in 2026 was not confirmed.

From eaagman.hp.gov.in · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Rohtang permit applies to the pass, not the tunnel

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For tourist vehicles going over the pass: 800 petrol and 400 diesel permits a day, vehicles under ten years old, valid one day. The official page does not mention two-wheelers.

From rohtangpermits.hp.gov.in · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Manali green tax on vehicles from other states

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Collected at the barrier entering Manali; two-wheelers are charged and the receipt lasts seven days. Known from a newspaper report; no official page was found.

No government order found · from tribuneindia.com · dated February 2022 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Himachal entry toll for vehicles from other states

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Charged at entry barriers under the yearly toll policy. Notified rates name passenger and goods vehicles only. The Chief Minister said two-wheelers stay exempt. The policy document was not opened.

From tribuneindia.com · dated 2 April 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Spiti entry barrier fee

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An operator guide reports a local development fee taken at a barrier, at Sumdo or at Losar by season, including from two-wheelers. No official page found.

No government order found · from travelcoffee.in · dated 21 April 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

Kunzum La: closed each winter by district order

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The Deputy Commissioner closes Gramphu to Losar under the Disaster Management Act until the next summer. Before closure, travel windows and four-wheel-drive limits are set.

From tribuneindia.com · dated 23 November 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it

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